Brush.



3! A. FQGARTY.

BRUSH.

APPLICATKON FILED APR.29.1914.

Patented May 4,

A TTOR/VEYS CHARLES ARTHUR roGAn'rY, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRUSH.

icence.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented May a, 1915.

Application filed April 29, 1914. Serial no. 835,152.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES ARTHUR FooAR'rY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a. new and Improved Brush, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

. My invention relates to brushes, and an object thereof is to provide a simple, convenient, inexpensive and neat looking brush in which the bristles of the stock are doubled up so that the same cannot fall out from the support therefor.

Another object of-the invention is to provide a brush which reinforces the stock at the handle and thereby stiifens it.

I attain these objects by the structu illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification, in which similar characters of reference-indicate corresponding parts in all the views and where- I Figure 1 is a vertical section through a brush embodying my invention; Fig. 2is an elevation of same partlyin section showing certain details of construction; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the bristle support before the bristles are attached thereto; Fig. 4 is a modified structure of the bristle carrier; Fig. 5 is a section on line 55, Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a section on line 66, Fig. 2.

In brushes where a doubled-up stock of bristles is used, the stock in'ust be clamped below the loop so as to maintain the same in place; and to prevent the turnin of the stock of bristles in the loop, genera y an exterior casing is put overit. This structureis, in general, not satisfactory, as there is no reinforcement within the body of the bristles. To obviate this defect, I have provided the bristle carrier with an extension,

which may be a part of the bristle carrier or may be rigidly secured thereto.

Referringto the drawings, 7 represents a bristle carrier, which is preferably made of wire, the loop 8 of which is adapted to be engaged by the stock which'is doubled up about the loop. The loop has an extension 9 which is preferably widened at the end 10. The loop is normally open; and after the stock has been inserted therethmugh, the open end of the loop is closed by twisting the wire forming the cop so that a stem 11 is formed. This closing of the loop tightens the doubled-up stock in the loop with the extension 10 positioned between the bristles of the stock, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The bristles of the stock are then engaged ex teriorly by an annular member 12, which is then flattened in the plane of the loop to clamp the stock and the extension 10. This clamping of the stock and the extension prevents the movement of the bristles within the loop. It, furthermore, stifiens the bristles adjacent the loop and, therefore, adds to the rigidity of the stock of bristles adjacent the bristle carrier 7 After the stock has been clamped as described, the stem 11 of the bristle carrier 7 is made to pass through a sleeve .13, of any suitable material, and the ends of the wires forming the stem are bent over so as to lock the bristle carrier to the sleeve. The sleeve 13 is also provided with a casing 14 adapted to cover the clamping member 12 and also the part of the loop exterior of the y bristles. A suitable handle 15 can then be secured to the sleeve as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the modified structure of my bristle holder as shown in Fig. 4, the handle 16 for the brush 'is formed integral with the loop 8, in which case the extension 9 remains open-until the bristles are placed into the loop, when the same is closed, as shown in Fig. 4, with the lower partilO forming the engagement for the purpose described. It is self-evident that the len h of the handle 16 can be varied to suit di 'erent conditions. The handle shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is mainly intended for a better class of goods.

It is evident that various changes might be made and modifications resorted to in the construction and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the.

spirit and scope of my invention; hence, I do not wish to limit myself to the exact con- I struction shown.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

to the extension.

2. In a brush, a bristle carrier comprising a shank, a loop and an extension from the loop, said extension and shank being on opposite sides of said loop and in alinement with each other, said extension having an enlarged end, doubled-up stock engaging the loop and covering said extension, a fiattened annular member clamping the stock to the extension and a handle associated with the shank.-

3. In a brush, a shank having a loop adapted to receive the stock, an extension from the loop in alinement with the shank, doubled-up stock engaging the loop and cov- 39 ering the extension, a flattened annular member engaging the stock exteriorly and clamping the same to, the extension and a handle secured to the shank.

4:. In a brush, a wire bristle carrier comi prising a shank, a loop integral therewith and an extension from the loop having an enlarged end, said shank and extension being on opposite sides of the loop and in alinement with each other; doubled-up stock engaged in the loop and covering the extension; a flattened annular member engaging exteriorly the stock and clamping the same to the extension and a handle secured to the shank.

5. In a brush, a wire loop having an ex tension integral therewith, said extension having anenlarged end, said loop having also'a stem on the opposite side from the extension and in alinement therewith; doubled-up stock engaging the loop and covering said extension; a flattened annular member engaging. exteriorly the stock and clamping the same to the extension; a handle associated with the stem; and a cover for the loop and annularmember associated with said handle.

6. In a brush, a bristle carrier formed of a single wire shaped to form a loop having an extension enlarged at one end, and a shank having a handle positioned at the other side of the loop and in alinement with said extension, said extension adapted to form a reinforcement for doubled stock about the loop, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES ARTHUR FOGARTY.

Witnesses:

PHILIP FOGARTY, MARTHA A. FOGARTY, THEODORE KIENDL. 

